Why MYSTERIES? Because that is the genre I read. Why PARADISE? Because that is where I live.
Among other things, this blog, the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution, will act as a record of books that I've read, and random thoughts.

3 November 2011

Forgotten Book: LIKE MEN BETRAYED, John Mortimer

Set in London, this book is the sinister tale of a middle-aged solicitor and his hopeless attempts, both spiritual and real, to find his son and that son's search for his father.

It is the tale of Christopher Kennet, a respected solicitor and a private man, who discovers his son's involvement in a mysterious and possibly illegal manipulation of the funds of a longtime client. As the deal unfolds, both father and son discover their real values in life--much to their own surprise.

First published in 1953, LIKE MEN BETRAYED was Mortimer's second novel, preceding his much more famous Rumpole series by 25 years.

Mortimer made his radio debut as a dramatist in 1955 with his adaptation of this novel for the BBC Light Programme.

Mortimer was called to the Bar (Inner Temple) in 1948, at the age of 25. His early career consisted of testamentary and divorce work, and it wasn't until he took silk in 1966, that he began to undertake work in criminal law. Rumpole first emerged in 1978.